Nawal al-Hawsawi: The woman dubbed the 'Rosa Parks of Saudi Arabia'
Siobhan Fenton | The Independent | Jan 12, 2016,
"I represent everything that they hate, everything that they stand against. I'm a Saudi woman who married a foreigner. They're anti-American. My husband is white, I'm black. They condemn interracial marriages.
"They say women shouldn't have jobs, so to see a woman who can't drive a car but who has a pilot's license is unacceptable. And they don't like that my message resonates with a lot of followers."
She said of the abuse: "I learned a lot form Mandela, Martin Luther King and Gandhi. You don't fight with hate. You can light a candle and stay positive. It just makes you stronger."
Saudi Arabia is a very socially conservative country. Last month, women were allowed to vote for the first time ever when they took part in the country's municipal elections.
Women cannot leave home without a chaperone, drive cars or open a bank account without their husband's permission.
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